TABLE I.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions of Persons born in different Countries, at the three last Censuses (1881, 1891, and 1901.)

Birth-place.	Numerical.			Centesimal.
	1881.	1891.	1901.	1881.	1891.	1901.
Total	115,705	146,667	172,475	100.34	100.43	100.00
Total specified	115,316	146,043	172,467	100.00	100.00	100.00
British Empire—
Australasia	83,978	115,229	149,155	72.82	78.90	86.50
United Kingdom	28,243	26,975	19,815	24.49	18.47	11.48
Other British Possessions	872	900	1,273	0.76	0.62	0.74
Total British Empire	113,093	143,104	170,243	98.07	97.99	98.72
Foreign Countries	2,223	2,939	2,224	1.93	2.01	1.28
Unspecified	389	624	8	0.34	0.43	0.00
British Empire—
Australasia :
Tasmania	79,991	107,901	136,629	69.36	73.88	79.23
Other Australasian Colonies	3,987	7,328	12,526	3.46	5.02	7.27
United Kingdom :
England and Wales	17,367	17,443	12,945	15.61	11.95	7.51
Scotland	3,744	3,845	2,986	3.24	2.63	1.74
Ireland	7,192	5,687	3,887	6.24	3.89	2.26
Other British Possessions	872	900	1,273	0.76	0.62	0.73
Foreign Countries—
Germany	782	918	773	0.68	0.63	0.44
France	5	77	56	0.01	0.05	0.03
Italy	11	36	50	0.01	0.02	0.02
China	844	943	484	0.50	0.64	0.28
Other Foreign Countries	581	965	861	0.73	0.67	0.49